Feeding doll with biting action



Feb. 19, 1952 C. A. PHILIPPI FEEDING DOLL WITH BITING ACTION 2SHEETSSHEET 1 Filed March 10, 1949 INVENTOR CARL A. PH I LIPP! ATTO RNEYS Feb. 19, 1952 c. A. PHlLlPPl FEEDING DOLL WITH BITING ACTION 2SHEETSSHEET 2 Filed March 10, 1949 INVENTOR CARL A.PHIL|PPI BYCSZATTORNEYS Patented Feb. 19, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 8 Claims. 1This invention relates to dolls and describes "a construction whereby adoll can bite off and appear to eat thin, brittle, wafer like food so asto reproduce with great fidelity the human process of eating.

A further object of the invention is to provide means within the body ofthe doll for collecting the particles of food that have been bitten offand to provide means for their periodical removal from within the dollsbody. 2

A still further object of the invention is to provide means forconveying food in the form of thin soda crackers or other thin brittlefoodstuflsto the dolls mouth, the dolls own hand holding the food.

The objectives of my invention are illustrated in Fig. l to Fig. 9, andthe'biting mechanism is shown in three variations of the same generalconcept.

Fig. l is a cross-section side view through the" 7 head and body of thedoll and with Figs. 2 and 3,

show the first variation of the biting mechanism.

Fig. 2 is a cross-section back view through the head and body of thedoll and, together with Fig. 1 illustrates the food collecting anddisposing means within the dolls body.

Fig. 3 shows a detail of the bent lever mechanism used in Figs. 1 and 2for producting the biting action of the teeth.

Fig. 4 shows details of arm movement for con-l veying wafer from side ofdoll to mouth.

Fig. 5 shows details of arm socket and of hand formed to hold wafer.

Fig. 6 is another cross-section side view through the dolls head andbody and illustrates the second variation in construction embodying thebiting phase of the invention.

Fig. 7 shows a detail of the biting lever used in Fig.6. .Fig. '8 isagain a side cross-section of the dolls with the lower teeth 13 normallypositioned just below the mouth opening, by the action of the 1 springI4, and the long arm [5 of the biting lever resting against the insideof the dolls back at It. At this point there is an aperture I! in thedolls body through which a-knob l8 protrudes from the long arm of thelever l5. By pushing the knob l8, the lower teeth are caused to moveupward in a biting action.

Fig. 2 shows how this biting unit I5 is pivoted and'centered on the rodl2 which is inserted-in the dolls head at H, right and left.

The container 20 in which the food is collected is shown in Figs. 1 and2 and extends the entire width of the body. It rests on a base plate 2|,Figs. 1 and 2, which is fastened solidly to the walls of the body. Thecontainer can be slid out of the doll by pulling on that portion of theside wall 22, Fig. 2, using the finger hole 23 provided.

' Figs. land 2 show guide plates 24 for guiding the food into thecontainer and one of these plates has an opening 25, Fig. l, to allowthe long lever arm [5 to pass through. I

An alternate construction of the food container makes it non-removableand fastened rigidly within the dolls'bodv. In this construction there iare no side walls 20a and 20b and the container is emptied simply byremoving the cover 22 and teeth [3 which'are formed from the metal ofexcept that a napkin is held in the dolls hand as shown.

the lever itself and bent upward as shown. The tongue 28 is also formedfrom the metal of the biting lever and serves a double purpose, first asa stop for the wafer and also to conceal the inner mechanism asviewed-through the mouth cavity.

Fig. 4 shows in solid line the left arm and hand holding the water atthe side of the body. Also in dotted line, the final positionof the armand hand registering perfectly to allow the wafer to enter the mouth ofthe doll when the arm is pushed forward and upward. The right arm andhand are made to operate in a similar manner narrow elongated wafer, 2!and to hold it in a fixed and relatively immovable position.

Fig. 6 is a side cross-section through the dolls head and body and showsthe second modification of the biting mechanism. A short straight'lever29 is pivoted at l2 and a cord or chain 30 attached 1 9 the enact thelever'at 3| runs down through the hold in the guide plate 25 and thenoutward through the aperture in the dolls back H. A ring 32 is fastenedto the end of the cord or chain. By grasping the ring and pulling, anupward biting action of the lower teeth is produced and the teeth [3will always return to the position shown and will rest on the stop 33due to the action of the spring M. Fig. 7 shows the detail of the shortbiting lever used, in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8illustrates the third modification in construction of the bitingmechanism shown in side cross-section of the dolls head and body. Here 7too a short straight lever is used, but the pivot is at the extreme end34 oppositeito' the'pend carrying the teeth I3. Between the teeth 13 andthe pivot 34 a rod 35 is loosely fastened at 36. This rod extendsdownward through the opening in the guide plate 25 and then outwardthrough the orifice IT in the dolls back. At the end of the rod a ballor knob 31 is attached. By forcing theball upward, this motion istransmitted'to thelever 33 and thelowerteeth move upwar'cl' in abitingaction. They will fall again chosen as providing the simplestmechanism and being closest'to the humanbiting and eating action. Itwould, however, require only slight changesin the mechanism to cause theupper teeth to move or both 'upper'and lowerjteeth to movein a'bi'tingaction.

What I claim is I. A doll comprising a head having a mouth apertureformed therein, means simulating rows of upper "and'lower teethloc'atec'i'w'ithin said head adjacentto said aperture and at leastpartly visible therethrough, means connected with the first-mentionedmeans for normally positioning said rows of teeth slightly apart, andexternally accessible and manually operable means for bringing's'aidrows of'te'eth together with pressure," whereby said teeth'are adaptedto bite off a brittle article inserted into said mouth aperture.

.2. A doll comprising" a head having a mouth aperture formed therein,means locatedwithin said head and attached thereto adjacent to'saidaperture f or simulating'a'row of upper teeth, saidfupper teeth "beingat least partly visible through said aperture, means located within saidheadadjacentsaid' upper teeth for simulating a row of lower teeth, meansconnected with'the" second-mentioned means" for normally positioning thelower teeth sli'gh'tlyap'a'rt fromthe upper teeth, and externallyaccessible and manually operable meansconnected with thelast-mentionedmeans for vforcing the lower teeth with pressure againstthe upper teeth, whereby said teethareadapted to bite-off a brittlearticle inserted intosaid mouth aperture.

3. A doll comprising a head having a mouth aperture'formed therein, amember'located with-.

in said head-adjacent tosaid aperture and simulating a row of upperteeth, another member located within. said head adjacentto said apertureand simulating a row of lower teeth, at least some of said-teethbeing,visiblethrough: said aperture, means firmly connecting one of saidmembers to an inner wall of the head, means movably supporting the otherone of said members, means connected with the second-mentioned means fornormally positioning said rows of teeth slightly apart, and externallyaccessible and manually operable means connected with thesecond-mentioned means for bringing said rows of teeth together withpressure, whereby said teeth are: adapted to bite off a brittle articleinserted into said mouth aperture.

4. A doll comprising a head having a mouth aperture formed therein,means located within saidhead and attached thereto adjacent to saidaperture for simulating a row of upper teeth, said upper teeth being atleast partly visible through said aperture, .means located within saidhead adjacent said upper teeth for simulating a row of lower teeth, alever carrying the last-mentioned means, means. pivotally supportingsaid lever within said head, means connected with said :lever' fornormally positioning the lower teeth slightly apartfrom the .upperteeth, and externally accessible and manually operable means connectedwith said lever for forcing the lower teeth with pressure against theupper teeth, whereby said teeth areadapted to bite oflf a brittlearticle inserted into said mouth aperture.

5. A doll comprising a body and ahead having a mouth aperture formedtherein, means simulating rows of upper and lower teeth located withinsaid head adjacent to said aperture and at least partly visibletherethrough, means connected with the first-mentioned means fornormally positioning said rows of teeth slightly apart, externallyaccessible and manually operable means for bringing said rows of teethto gether with pressure, whereby said teeth are adapted to bite off a:brittle article inserted into said mouth aperturea container, meanssupporting said container within the body and guiding bitten-01fparticles to said container, said body having an opening formed thereinand positioned to. empty contents of said container without removing thecontainer when the doll tilted toward the opening, and a closure forsaid opening.

'6. A doll comprisinga body. and ahead having a mouth aperture formedtherein, a member located within said head adjacent to said aperture andsimulating a, row of upper teeth, another member located withinsaid'head adjacent to said aperture and simulating a row of lower teeth,at least some of said teeth being visible through said aperture, meansfirmly connecting one'of said members to an inner'wall of the head, abent L-shaped lever havingtone arm supporting the other one of saidmembers, and means pivoting said lever near the angle of the L thereofwithin said doll, the other arm of said lever extending intothe body andbeing adapted to. rest near a wall of the body, said body wall having anopening formed therein of a size permitting manual movement of said,lever from outside.

'7. A doll comprising a body and a headhaving a mouth aperture formedtherein, a member located within said head adjacent to said? apertureand simulating a row of upper teeth, another member located within saidhead adjacent to saidaperture and simulating a row of lower teeth, atleast some of said teeth being visible head, a lever pivotedintermediate its ends withinsaid head, and having an end supporting the5 other one of said members, and a cord attached to the other end ofsaid lever and having an end extending outwardly through an openingformed in the body of the doll.

8. A doll comprising a body and a head having a mouth aperture formedtherein, a member located within said head adjacent to said aperture andsimulating a row of upper teeth, another member located within said headadjacent to said aperture and simulating a row of lower teeth, at leastsome of said teeth being visible I through said aperture, means firmlyconnecting one of said members to an inner wall of the head, a leverpivoted within said head and having an end supporting the other one ofsaid members, and a rod having one end pivoted to said lever and havinganother end extending outwardly through an opening formed in the body ofthe doll.

CARL A. PHILIPPI.

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